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World Gazetteer Results for Ruyigi:
NameRuyigi
Geographical TypeLocality
Population38458
Latitude
Longitude
CountryBurundi
Administrative DivisionRuyigi
3rd Administrative DivisionCantal
Dictionary Results for Burundi:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Burundi
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its
           people; "the Burundi capital" [syn: Burundi,
           Burundian]
    n 1: a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the
         northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika [syn: Burundi,
         Republic of Burundi]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Burundi \Burundi\ Burundian \Burundian\adj.
   1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Burundi; as, the
      Burundi capital.
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Burundian
      people; as, the Burundian population.
      [WordNet 1.5]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Burundi

   Introduction Burundi
   --------------------
                            Background: Burundi's first democratically
                                        elected president was assassinated
                                        in October 1993 after only four
                                        months in office. Since then, some
                                        200,000 Burundians have perished in
                                        widespread, often intense ethnic
                                        violence between Hutu and Tutsi
                                        factions. Hundreds of thousands have
                                        been internally displaced or have
                                        become refugees in neighboring
                                        countries. Burundian troops, seeking
                                        to secure their borders, intervened
                                        in the conflict in the Democratic
                                        Republic of the Congo in 1998. More
                                        recently, many of these troops have
                                        been redeployed back to Burundi to
                                        deal with periodic upsurges in rebel
                                        activity. A new transitional
                                        government, inaugurated on 1
                                        November 2001, was to be the first
                                        step towards holding national
                                        elections in three years. However,
                                        the unwillingness of the Hutu rebels
                                        to enact a cease fire with Bujumbura
                                        continues to obstruct prospects for
                                        a sustainable peace.
  
   Geography Burundi
   -----------------
                              Location: Central Africa, east of Democratic
                                        Republic of the Congo
                Geographic coordinates: 3 30 S, 30 00 E
                        Map references: Africa
                                  Area: total: 27,830 sq km
                                        water: 2,180 sq km
                                        land: 25,650 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland
                       Land boundaries: total: 974 km
                                        border countries: Democratic
                                        Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda
                                        290 km, Tanzania 451 km
                             Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
                       Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
                               Climate: equatorial; high plateau with
                                        considerable altitude variation (772
                                        m to 2,670 m above sea level);
                                        average annual temperature varies
                                        with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees
                                        centigrade but is generally moderate
                                        as the average altitude is about
                                        1,700 m; average annual rainfall is
                                        about 150 cm; wet seasons from
                                        February to May and September to
                                        November, and dry seasons from June
                                        to August and December to January
                               Terrain: hilly and mountainous, dropping to a
                                        plateau in east, some plains
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m
                                        highest point: Mount Heha 2,670 m
                     Natural resources: nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides,
                                        peat, cobalt, copper, platinum (not
                                        yet exploited), vanadium, arable
                                        land, hydropower
                              Land use: arable land: 29.98%
                                        permanent crops: 12.85%
                                        other: 57.17% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 740 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: flooding, landslides, drought
          Environment - current issues: soil erosion as a result of
                                        overgrazing and the expansion of
                                        agriculture into marginal lands;
                                        deforestation (little forested land
                                        remains because of uncontrolled
                                        cutting of trees for fuel); habitat
                                        loss threatens wildlife populations
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
                                        Protocol, Desertification,
                                        Endangered Species, Hazardous
                                        Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
                                        signed, but not ratified: Law of the
                                        Sea, Nuclear Test Ban
                      Geography - note: landlocked; straddles crest of the
                                        Nile-Congo watershed; the Kagera,
                                        which drains into Lake Victoria, is
                                        the most remote headstream of the
                                        White Nile
  
   People Burundi
   --------------
                            Population: 6,373,002
                                        note: estimates for this country
                                        explicitly take into account the
                                        effects of excess mortality due to
                                        AIDS; this can result in lower life
                                        expectancy, higher infant mortality
                                        and death rates, lower population
                                        and growth rates, and changes in the
                                        distribution of population by age
                                        and sex than would otherwise be
                                        expected (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 46.5% (male 1,497,865;
                                        female 1,466,455)
                                        15-64 years: 50.7% (male 1,592,253;
                                        female 1,640,254)
                                        65 years and over: 2.8% (male
                                        71,915; female 104,260) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 2.36% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 39.87 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 16.3 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 0.99 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 69.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 45.94 years
                                        female: 46.83 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 45.08 years
                  Total fertility rate: 6.07 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 11.32% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 360,000 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 39,000 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Burundian(s)
                                        adjective: Burundi
                         Ethnic groups: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic)
                                        14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans
                                        3,000, South Asians 2,000
                             Religions: Christian 67% (Roman Catholic 62%,
                                        Protestant 5%), indigenous beliefs
                                        23%, Muslim 10%
                             Languages: Kirundi (official), French
                                        (official), Swahili (along Lake
                                        Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura
                                        area)
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 35.3%
                                        male: 49.3%
                                        female: 22.5% (1995 est.)
  
   Government Burundi
   ------------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Burundi
                                        conventional short form: Burundi
                                        local short form: Burundi
                                        local long form: Republika y'u
                                        Burundi
                                        former: Urundi
                       Government type: republic
                               Capital: Bujumbura
              Administrative divisions: 16 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura,
                                        Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega,
                                        Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba,
                                        Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngozi,
                                        Rutana, Ruyigi
                          Independence: 1 July 1962 (from UN trusteeship
                                        under Belgian administration)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
                          Constitution: 13 March 1992; provided for
                                        establishment of a plural political
                                        system; supplanted on 6 June 1998 by
                                        a Transitional Constitution which
                                        enlarged the National Assembly and
                                        created two vice presidents
                          Legal system: based on German and Belgian civil
                                        codes and customary law; has not
                                        accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
                              Suffrage: NA years of age; universal adult
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Pierre
                                        BUYOYA (a Tutsi, was sworn in as
                                        president of a transition government
                                        on 1 November 2001; he is scheduled
                                        to hold office for 18 months before
                                        transferring power to his vice
                                        president, a Hutu); Vice President
                                        Domitien NDAYIZEYE (since 1 November
                                        2001)
                                        head of government: President Pierre
                                        BUYOYA (a Tutsi, was sworn in as
                                        president of a transition government
                                        on 1 November 2001; he is scheduled
                                        to hold office for 18 months before
                                        transferring power to his vice
                                        president, a Hutu); Vice President
                                        Domitien NDAYIZEYE (since 1 November
                                        2001)
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers
                                        appointed by president
                                        elections: NA; current president
                                        assumed power following a coup on 25
                                        July 1996 in which former President
                                        NTIBANTUNGANYA was overthrown
                    Legislative branch: bicameral, consists of a National
                                        Assembly or Assemblee Nationale
                                        (expanded from 121 to approximately
                                        140 seats under the transitional
                                        government inaugurated 1 November
                                        2001; members are elected by popular
                                        vote to serve five-year terms) and a
                                        Senate (54 seats; term length is
                                        undefined, the current senators will
                                        likely serve out the three-year
                                        transition period)
                                        elections: last held 29 June 1993
                                        (next was scheduled to be held in
                                        1998, but were suspended by
                                        presidential decree in 1996;
                                        elections are planned to follow the
                                        completion of the three-year
                                        transitional government)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - FRODEBU 71.04%, UPRONA
                                        21.4%, other 7.56%; seats by party -
                                        FRODEBU 65, UPRONA 16, civilians 27,
                                        other parties 13
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Cour Supreme;
                                        Constitutional Court; Courts of
                                        Appeal (there are three in separate
                                        locations); Tribunals of First
                                        Instance (17 at the province level
                                        and 123 small local tribunals)
         Political parties and leaders: the two national, mainstream,
                                        governing parties are: Unity for
                                        National Progress or UPRONA [Luc
                                        RUKINGAMA, president]; Burundi
                                        Democratic Front or FRODEBU [Jean
                                        MINANI, president]
                                        note: a multiparty system was
                                        introduced after 1998, included are:
                                        Burundi African Alliance for the
                                        Salvation or ABASA [Terrence
                                        NSANZE]; Rally for Democracy and
                                        Economic and Social Development or
                                        RADDES [Joseph NZENZIMANA]; Party
                                        for National Redress or PARENA
                                        [Jean-Baptiste BAGAZA]; People's
                                        Reconciliation Party or PRP [Mathias
                                        HITIMANA]
          Political pressure groups and Loosely organized Hutu and Tutsi
                               leaders: militias, often affiliated with Hutu
                                        and Tutsi extremist parties or
                                        subordinate to government security
                                        forces
             International organization ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEEAC, CEPGL,
                         participation: ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM,
                                        IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,
                                        Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW,
                                        UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO,
                                        WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Thomas
                                        NDIKUMANA
                                        chancery: Suite 212, 2233 Wisconsin
                                        Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 342-2578
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 342-2574
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Mary
                                    US: Carlin YATES
                                        embassy: Avenue des Etats-Unis,
                                        Bujumbura
                                        mailing address: B. P. 1720,
                                        Bujumbura
                                        telephone: [257] 223454
                                        FAX: [257] 222926
                      Flag description: divided by a white diagonal cross
                                        into red panels (top and bottom) and
                                        green panels (hoist side and outer
                                        side) with a white disk superimposed
                                        at the center bearing three red six-
                                        pointed stars outlined in green
                                        arranged in a triangular design (one
                                        star above, two stars below)
  
   Economy Burundi
   ---------------
                    Economy - overview: Burundi is a landlocked, resource-
                                        poor country with an underdeveloped
                                        manufacturing sector. The economy is
                                        predominantly agricultural with
                                        roughly 90% of the population
                                        dependent on subsistence
                                        agriculture. Its economic health
                                        depends on the coffee crop, which
                                        accounts for 80% of foreign exchange
                                        earnings. The ability to pay for
                                        imports therefore rests largely on
                                        the vagaries of the climate and the
                                        international coffee market. Since
                                        October 1993 the nation has suffered
                                        from massive ethnic-based violence
                                        which has resulted in the death of
                                        more than 200,000 persons and the
                                        displacement of about 800,000
                                        others. Only one in four children go
                                        to school, and more than one in ten
                                        adults has HIV/AIDS. Foods,
                                        medicines, and electricity remain in
                                        short supply. Doubts regarding the
                                        sustainability of peace continue to
                                        impede development. A Geneva donors'
                                        conference in November 2001 brought
                                        $800 million in pledges, and an IMF-
                                        staff-monitored program could lead
                                        to a further agreement in 2002.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $3.7
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 1.4% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $600 (2001
                                        est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 50%
                                        industry: 18%
                                        services: 32% (2001 est.)
         Population below poverty line: 70% (2001 est.)
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 3.4%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 26.6% (1992)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 33.3 (1992)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 14% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 1.9 million
           Labor force - by occupation: NA
                     Unemployment rate: NA%
                                Budget: revenues: $125 million
                                        expenditures: $176 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (2000 est.)
                            Industries: light consumer goods such as
                                        blankets, shoes, soap; assembly of
                                        imported components; public works
                                        construction; food processing
     Industrial production growth rate: 6.3% (1999 est.)
              Electricity - production: 148 million kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 0.68%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        hydro: 99.32%
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 166.64 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 29 million kWh
                                        note: supplied by the Democratic
                                        Republic of the Congo (2000)
                Agriculture - products: coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum,
                                        sweet potatoes, bananas, manioc
                                        (tapioca); beef, milk, hides
                               Exports: $24 million (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Exports - commodities: coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides
                    Exports - partners: EU 52.5%, US 11.5%, Kenya 11.5%,
                                        Switzerland 4.9% (2000 est.)
                               Imports: $125 million (f.o.b., 2001 est.)
                 Imports - commodities: capital goods, petroleum products,
                                        foodstuffs
                    Imports - partners: EU 37.6%, Tanzania 10.3%, Zambia
                                        4.3%, India 3.4%, China 3.4% (2000
                                        est.)
                       Debt - external: $1.12 billion (2001 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $74 million (1999)
                              Currency: Burundi franc (BIF)
                         Currency code: BIF
                        Exchange rates: Burundi francs per US dollar -
                                        865.14 (January 2002), 830.35
                                        (2001), 720.67 (2000), 563.56
                                        (1999), 477.77 (1998), 352.35 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Burundi
   ----------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 20,000 (2000)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 16,300 (2000)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: primitive system
  
                                        domestic: sparse system of open
                                        wire, radiotelephone communications,
                                        and low-capacity microwave radio
                                        relay
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
                                Radios: 440,000 (2001)
         Television broadcast stations: 1 (2001)
                           Televisions: 25,000 (1997)
                 Internet country code: .bi
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
                        Internet users: 2,000 (2000)
  
   Transportation Burundi
   ----------------------
                                         Railways: 0 km
                                         Highways: total: 14,480 km
                                                   paved: 1,028 km
                                                   unpaved: 13,452 km (1996)
                                        Waterways: Lake Tanganyika
                                Ports and harbors: Bujumbura
                                         Airports: 7 (2001)
                    Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
                                                   over 3,047 m: 1 (2001)
                  Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 6
                                                   914 to 1,523 m: 3
                                                   under 914 m: 3 (2001)
  
   Military Burundi
   ----------------
                     Military branches: Army (including naval and air
                                        units), Gendarmerie
      Military manpower - military age: 16 years of age (2002 est.)
      Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,439,032 (2002
                                        est.)
   Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 752,584 (2002 est.)
                               service:
           Military manpower - reaching males: 79,360 (2002 est.)
                 military age annually:
         Military expenditures - dollar $36.9 million (FY01)
                                figure:
     Military expenditures - percent of 5.3% (FY01)
                                   GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Burundi
   ----------------------------
              Disputes - international: Tutsi, Hutu, and other conflicting
                                        ethnic groups, political rebels, and
                                        various government forces continue
                                        fighting in Great Lakes region,
                                        transcending the boundaries of
                                        Burundi, Democratic Republic of the
                                        Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda
  
                                       



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